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Fs qi i I work is ] repair under way in Great Lakes ship yards and a number of vessels .; ONSIDERABLE are being constructed. The steamers Grorce W. Peavey and Franx H. Peavey, of the Reiss Steamship Co.’s fleet are being reconstructed at the yard of the Manitowoc Ship Building Co., Manitowoc, Wis. Changes will also be made in the steamers CoLLIns, HARVEY, MiTcHELL, RICHARDSON, SHIRAS and McLean, of the Pittsburgh Steamship Co.’s fleet. The latter were taken over by the Pittsburgh company in 1916 and formerly were the Hawgood steamers E. F. HotmMes, Wisconsin, H. B. Haw- coop, J. M. Jenxs, Umpria and BraAns- FORD. eee Bote. Local steamboat inspectors at Cleve- land recently revoked the Capt. Edward Vosburg, of the tug Frank W., for three months, on a charge of failing to blow proper passing signals, in connection with the collision between the steamers CoRNELIUS and Joun Ericsson which occurred in Cleve- land harbor on Oct. 26. The license of Capt. John C. Rafferty, of the tug Fatr- PORT, was also suspended for three months on a similar charge. FAIRPORT towed the steamer R. R. RICHARDSON when she collided with the steamer Marouette & BesseMER No. 1 at Con- neaut on Aug. 22. eee Capt. R. W. England, of the steamer B. F. Jones, recently resigned as master of that vessel. Captain England has been in the Becker fleet for 17 years. He will remain ashore during the next navigation season. on Cee The Pioneer Steamship Co., Cleveland, recently filed suit in the United States district court of Buffalo against the Le- high Valley Coal Sales Co., Buffalo, for alleged delay in loading the steamer Harotp B. Nye at -Tifft Farm last No- vember. Damages amounting to $3,330 are asked. x x At a recent meeting of the Cleveland lodge of the Ship Masters’ Association, the following officers were elected: Capt. Walter Grashaw, president; Alex- ander Craigie, vice president; Capt. Wal- ter L. Girardin, second vice president; Capt. Walter Thompson, secretary, and Fred L. Leckie, treasurer. Capt. M. G. Allen was elected delegate to the grand lodge meeting and Capt. George Mc- Garry, alternate. The grand lodge meet- ing of the association will be held in Cleveland late in January. Gee ay The steamers SUSQUEHANNA and SCHUYLKILL, which were recently sold license of. SANA What's Doing and Who's Doing It SMUT larks By A. A. Eiben to coast interests by the Great Lakes Transit Corporation, Buffalo, will be cut in two and fitted for salt water naviga- tion at the yard of the Buffalo Dry Dock Co. Both vessels will be ready to leave for the coast as soon as ice conditions in the spring permit. The two sections of each vessel will be rejoined at Montreal. ote Capt. J. H. Andrews, formerly a resi- dent of Painesville, O., and an old time lake navigator, died at West Palm Beach, Fla., recently. Capt. Andrews enjoyed the distinction of piloting the first ore boat to come to the lower lakes district from Lake Superior. He was. 87 years old and had lived in Florida for 20 years. ee The big steamer building for the Limestone Transportation Co. at the Lorain yard of the American Ship Build- ing Co., will be named Cart D. Braprey. * * * In order to minimize as much as pos- sible the rush which occurs during the early spring, local inspectors at Duluth- Superior have begun to inspect the ves- sels moored there for the winter. kik oo * At a recent meeting of the Cleveland branch of the Tug Firemen’s and Line- men’s Protective Association, the follow- ing officers were elected: Harry McLaugh- lin, president; Archie Whalen, vice president; Gust Krueger, corresponding secretary; George L. McAuley, financial secretary; James Ellsworth, Frank Miller and Thomas Hueitte, trustees. * * * The Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd., recently purchased the steamer FReD Passt, now at Port Huron, and will re- move her engine and boilers. The ma- chinery will be installed in a new wooden hull which is to be built for the Canada Steamship Lines at Sorel, Que. ee eee E. L. Shipley, vice president of the Northwestern Fuel Co., died at St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 2. “Mr. Shipley had been connected with the company for many years and was in charge of the lake trade. xk * * The Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., - Chicago, has taken over the Gillen Dredge, Dock & Construction Co. and will finish work on all contracts under way by the Gillen company. The price paid for the property was not given out. * * x The tugs MicurcAn and W. L. Mer- CEREAU, of the Great Lakes Towing Co.’s fleet, have been chartered for the winter by the Pere Marquette railroad for ice 79 Sore: akes work, MicHIGAn is assisting car ferries in the Detroit river and MERCEREAU is stationed at Ludington, Lake Michigan. ae ee The three steamers building for M. A. Hanna & Co. by the American Ship Building Co., will be named Louis W. Hitt. Carmi A. THOMPSON and WILLIAM A. AMBERG, The vessels will go into ~ commission early in 1917. * * * The steamer Tourist was recently sold by Captain E. J. Dodge, of Put-in-Bay, to the Erie Transportation Co., Erie, Pa., for $10,500. ae Ne For the first time in the history of the Marblehead life saving station, the coast guards will be kept on duty all winter. Captain George E. Jackson, who is in charge of the station, made requisition for this service on account of the many calls from Lake Erie during the winter months from persons who are caught crossing the ice, or from the mail car- riers who make daily trips to the islands. * * x Local steamboat inspectors at Cleve- land recently conducted a thorough in- vestigation of several accident cases. Captain Howard Geel, master of the steamer Betcrum, and Captain E. S. Pickel, master of the steamer CITY oF Erie, which were in collision in Cleve- land harbor on Sept. 7, 1916, were ex- onerated from all blame for the acci- dent. Heavy weather and the crowded condition of the harbor were held by the inspectors as the causes of the acci- dent. ee After hearing the testimony of the entire crew of the steamer MARSHALL F. Butters, which foundered in Lake Erie on Oct. 20, the local inspectors at Cleve- land dismissed the case. The testimony of the sailors showed that every effort was made to save the steamer and that none of the licensed officers was in any way to blame for the accident. ane ee The license of George D. Rood, first mate of the steamer ANDASTE, recently’ was suspended for three months by the local inspectors at Cleveland. ANDASTE struck the breakwater at Lorain on Sept. 24, causing damage amounting to $23,000. Capt. M. E. Bostwick, master of ANDASTE, had requested that he be notified when the steamer arrived off Lorain. The first mate was in charge of the vessel at the time of the accident and failed to notify the captain. ee The steamer Luzon was recently pur- chased by the Morrow Steamship Co. from the Paisley Steamship Co. Luzon